IBM and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are expanding their collaboration in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to help organisations modernise core systems, adopt hybrid cloud strategies, and scale responsible AI in line with their respective national digital priorities.
Customers will be able to access IBM software products delivered as SaaS on AWS cloud regions in the two countries. The move will not only simplify procurement and deployment, but by combining select IBM data, AI and automation offerings with the secure and scalable cloud infrastructure of AWS, they will be able to accelerate innovation while meeting local compliance and data-hosting requirements.
Ana Paula Assis, Senior Vice President and Chair, EMEA and Growth Markets, IBM, commented: “Our clients want to build and scale AI and cloud solutions with speed and confidence, and this collaboration makes that possible.
“By offering IBM’s enterprise-grade software and watsonx portfolio on AWS, we’re giving organisations the flexibility to innovate while upholding trust and transparency across UAE and Saudi Arabia.”
Tanuja Randery, Managing Director and Vice President EMEA at AWS, added: “Our collaboration with IBM will play a key role in enabling the UAE and KSA’s strategic transformation goals and securing a strong digital future in the region.
“It will combine IBM’s software with the security, agility, and resilience of the AWS Cloud, helping public and private sector organisations to scale their innovations and unlocking the potential for reinvention of key industries across the region.”
The two companies already have a significant global relationship, which is focused on delivering cloud and AI solutions to clients worldwide.
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